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Narasimha · mantra
Ugram Viram Mahavishnum
Ugram Viram
उग्रं वीरं महाविष्णुं ज्वलन्तं सर्वतोमुखम् । नृसिंहं भीषणं भद्रं मृत्युर्मृत्युं नमाम्यहम् ॥
ugraṃ vīraṃ mahāviṣṇuṃ jvalantaṃ sarvato-mukham | nṛsiṃhaṃ bhīṣaṇaṃ bhadraṃ mṛtyor mṛtyuṃ namāmy aham ||
Meaning
I bow to Narasimha, fierce and heroic, radiant everywhere, the auspicious one who conquers death.
Why recite it
A traditional protective prayer recited with reverence.
Source
Narasimha mantra, traditional recension